Nomad91

Has anyone heard anything from UC Santa Cruz? Last year I got my rejection 2/21...I wonder what's going on. (Fiction applicant). Pending: UC Santa Cruz, Georgia State WL: Tennessee Rejected: Denver, UWM Rejected Non-CRW: UC Santa Barbara, Minnesota, Northeastern Pending Fellowships: Stegner, Steinbeck, Olive B. O'Connor

I probably know the answer to this question but wanted to throw it out there: I applied to Georgia State. Recently I received an invitation for a departmental meet and greet in early March. However they have not yet send out decisions, and from what I have gleaned from past years, they will not in until late March/early April (which seems wildly late). Can I take this as a good sign? Or the answer I think I know—it doesn't mean anything and is just one of those mean things that universities sometimes do to applicants to get their hopes up.

Hey Guys! I definitely am following the Draft 2015 on Facebook but as more of a lurker. I appreciate that we can post anonymously here--mostly because I am beyond paranoid and don't want to do anything that could in any possible way hurt my chances. I realize there is the disclaimer on the group but it still makes me nervous. Not that they are going to disqualify anyone over obsessing about applications... but better safe than sorry. I applied last year but only to four very competitive programs: Iowa, Brown, Syracuse, and Alabama. Frankly, I was not very informed going into the process last time. I just knew I wanted to write and I wanted to get my MFA. Despite rejection from all four I am more committed than ever. Although I can't say I feel more confident (ignorance was bliss last winter). I applied to these fiction MFA programs: Alabama Boston Brown Columbia Cornell Iowa Sarah Lawrence UMass Amherst UNCW U of Oregon WUSTL Funding is really important to me but I took a risk applying to Columbia and Sarah Lawrence based on location (I am a former New Yorker) and hoping if (miracle) I get in that (double miracle) I could get some funding. Worth a shot! It is still a tough list and I keep second guessing myself, if there was some sort of "safety" school I could have added. But in all my research all funded programs are competitive, there is no sure thing, and 11 was where I capped it. Anyone heard any news about these schools? I know it is still really early but I am so antsy. Last year Cornell started contacting people the first week of February. re: interviews I noticed that thread on the draft but I have never heard of that being a part of the process for any schools I applied to.